[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17866-17867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06076]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-NWRS-2023-N014; FXGO1664091HCC0-FF09D00000-190]
Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council; Request for
Nominations
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior and Department of
Agriculture are seeking member nominations to the Hunting and Wildlife
Conservation Council (Council) to fill one vacancy for a representative
from a State fish and wildlife management agency. The Council provides
recommendations to the Federal Government, through the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, regarding the establishment
and implementation of existing and proposed policies and authorities
with regard to wildlife and habitat conservation endeavors that benefit
wildlife resources; encourage partnership among the public, sporting
conservation organizations, wildlife-associated recreation interests,
and Federal, State, Tribal, and territorial governments; and benefit
fair-chase recreational hunting and safe recreational shooting sports.
DATES: Nominations for the Council must be submitted by April 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations via email to doug_hobbs@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Hobbs, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), by telephone at (703) 358-2336, or by email at
doug_hobbs@fws.gov. Individuals in the United States who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council is established under the
authority of the Secretaries of the Department of the Interior (DOI)
and the Department of Agriculture and regulated by the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended (FACA; 5 U.S.C. 10). The Council's duties are
strictly advisory and consist of, but are not limited to, providing
recommendations for implementation of Executive Order (E.O.) 13443,
Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation; E.O. 14008,
Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad; and Secretarial Order
(S.O.) 3362, Improving Habitat Quality in Western Big Game Winter Range
and Migration Corridors. Duties include, but are not limited to:
A. Assessing and quantifying implementation of E.O. 13443, E.O.
14008, and S.O. 3362 across relevant departments, agencies, and offices
and making recommendations to enhance and expand their implementation
as identified;
B. Making recommendations regarding policies and programs that
accomplish the following objectives:
1. Conserve and restore wetlands, grasslands, forests, and other
important wildlife habitats, and improve management of rangelands and
agricultural lands to benefit wildlife;
2. Promote opportunities for fair chase hunting and safe
recreational shooting sports and wildlife-associated recreation on
public and private lands;
3. Encourage hunting and recreational shooting sports safety,
including by developing sighting-in ranges on public lands;
4. Recruit and retain hunters;
5. Increase public awareness of the importance of wildlife
conservation and the social and economic benefits of fair chase
hunting, safe recreational shooting sports, and wildlife-associated
recreation; and
6. Encourage coordination among the public; the hunting and
shooting sports communities; wildlife conservation groups; wildlife-
associated recreation interests; and Federal, State, Tribal, and
territorial governments.
The Secretaries appoint members and their alternates to the Council
to serve up to a 3-year term. The Council will not exceed 18
discretionary primary members, up to 18 alternate members, and 4 ex
officio members. Ex officio members include:
Secretary of the Interior or designated DOI
representatives;
Secretary of Agriculture or designated Department of
Agriculture representatives; and
Executive Director, Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies.
The Secretaries select remaining members from among, but not
limited to, the organization/interests listed below. These members must
be senior-level representatives of their organization and/or have the
ability to represent their designated constituencies.
State fish and wildlife management agencies;
Wildlife and habitat conservation/management
organizations;
Upland bird hunting organizations;
Waterfowl hunting organizations;
Big game hunting organizations;
Shooting sports interests;
Archery interests;
Wildlife-associated recreation interests;
Tourism, outfitter, and/or guide industries related to
hunting and/or wildlife conservation;
Tribal resource management organizations;
Agriculture interests;
Ranching interests; and
Veterans' service organizations.
Vacancies to Fill
Nominations are sought to fill one primary member vacancy to
represent State fish and wildlife management agencies.
Nomination Method and Information
Nominations should include a cover letter or email, and resume
providing an
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adequate description of the nominee's qualifications, including
information that would enable DOI to make an informed decision
regarding meeting the membership requirements of the Council and the
national interest potentially represented, and to permit DOI to contact
a potential member.
Members of the Council serve without compensation. However, while
away from their homes or regular places of business, Council and
subcommittee members engaged in Council or subcommittee business that
the DFO approves may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5703, in the same manner
as persons employed intermittently in Federal Government service.
Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 10)
Barbara W. Wainman,
Assistant Director--Office of Communications.
[FR Doc. 2023-06076 Filed 3-23-23; 8:45 am]
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